Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781305112100
Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 20, Problem 3SQ
Genes on the same chromosome tend to stay together during _____ and end up in the same ______.
- a. mitosis; body cell
- b. mitosis; gamete
- c. meiosis; body cell
- d. meiosis; gamete
- e. both a and d
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The law of segregation of chromosomes arises due to events in _________.
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Mitosis and meiosis II
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Mitosis and meiosis I
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Meiosis I only
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Meiosis II only
Match the specific phase of meiosis with the correct description._____ Prophase I a. Homologous chromosomes arrive atopposite poles._____ Metaphase I b. Homologous chromosomes line up._____ Anaphase I c. Chromosomes line up at the equator._____ Telophase I d. Independent assortment occurs._____ Prophase II e. Separated sister chromatids arrive atopposite poles._____ Metaphase II f. Sister chromatids remain condensed._____ Anaphase II g. Crossing over occurs._____ Telophase II h. Sister chromatids pull apart.
1. Genes in different chromosomes ______ during meiosis. Genes that are very close together in the same chromosome are ______.
a. do not assort independently; linked
b. do not assort independently; unrelated
c. assort independently; linked
d. assort independently; unrelated
2. Suppose that codons consisted of 4 nucleotides instead of 3 and that there were only 2 different bases.
How many amino acids could be encoded by this variant of the genetic code?
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Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 20 - Prob. 1RQCh. 20 - What is a carrier of a genetic trait?Ch. 20 - What evidence indicates that a trait is coded by a...Ch. 20 - Prob. 4RQCh. 20 - Explain what nondisjunction is, and give two...Ch. 20 - _______ segregate during ______. a. Homologues;...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2SQCh. 20 - Genes on the same chromosome tend to stay together...Ch. 20 - Prob. 4SQCh. 20 - A chromosomes structure can be altered by _______....
Ch. 20 - Nondisjunction can be caused by ________. a....Ch. 20 - A gamete affected by nondisjunction could have...Ch. 20 - Genetic disorders can be caused by __________. a....Ch. 20 - A person who is a carrier for a genetic trait...Ch. 20 - Prob. 10SQCh. 20 - If a couple has six boys, what is the probability...Ch. 20 - Human sex chromosomes are XX for females and XY...Ch. 20 - People with Down syndrome have an extra copy of...Ch. 20 - Prob. 4CTCh. 20 - Prob. 5CTCh. 20 - About 4 percent of people of Northern European...Ch. 20 - The following pedigree shows the pattern of...
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- CRITERIA MITOSIS MEIOSIS a. chrosomosomes number of daughter cells b. number of cell divisions c. stages d. Presence of synapses e. presence of crossing over f. cell type that undergoes cell division g. number of daughter cells formed h. DNA content of cells at start of division i. DNA content of daughter cells j. genetic consequencesarrow_forwardWhich of the following statements accurately describes a differencebetween mitosis and meiosis?a. Mitosis may produce diploid cells, whereas meiosis produceshaploid cells.b. Homologous chromosomes synapse during meiosis but do notsynapse during mitosis.c. Crossing over commonly occurs during meiosis, but it does notcommonly occur during mitosis.d. All of the above are correct.e. Both a and c are correctarrow_forwardThe part of meiosis that is similar to mitosis is________.a. meiosis Ib. anaphase Ic. meiosis IId. interkinesisarrow_forward
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